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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) blasted Fox News host Brian Kilmeade for
linking a commonly-used Arabic phrase to terrorism, during an appearance
to bolster his case for a strong military response to Syria President
Bashar Assadâs alleged use of chemical weapons. The Arizona senator has
long called on the Obama administration to arm the rebels fighting the
Assad regime and is pressing Congress to adopt an broad-based use of
force resolution.

On Tuesday, Kilmeade pushed back against McCainâs requests by arguing
that American weapons could flow to extremists or terrorists in the
region linked to Al Qaeda. He then played video of rockets slamming into
government-held districts in the central Syrian city of Homs and
pointed to opposition group members chanting âAllahu Akbar! Allahu
Akbarâ as the rockets hit, implying that a reference to the Arab word,
which is mainly used by Muslims to refer to God in Islam, betrayed ties
to terrorism.

âI have a problem helping those people screaming that after a hit,â he proclaimed. Watch it:

âWould you have a problem with an American person saying âthank God?
Thank God?ââ McCain asked, clearly irritated. âThatâs what theyâre
saying. Come on! Of course theyâre Muslims, but theyâre moderates and I
guarantee you they are moderates.â Kilmeade didnât respond to McCain and
quickly moved on with the interview.

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